Ascension Osteria in Auckland Menu

ANTIPASTI PANE ANTIPASTI PANE
  • (the Italian way to start your meal)
  • Pane Alla Pizzaiola $7.50
    • garlic pizza bread (v)
  • Olive e feta marinate $10.50
    • marinated feta and olives (v)
  • Pane con pepperoncino $7.50
    • chili pizza bread (v)
  • Bruschetta $13.50
    • with daily toppings ask for today’s selection
  • Pane al formaggio $8.50
    • cheese pizza bread (v)
  • Pane pizza $9.50
    • pizza bread served with olive oil and balsamic (v)
COLD AND HOT APPETISERS COLD AND HOT APPETISERS
  • Caprese Mosaic $25.50
    • Tomato, boconccini, basil and herb oil (g.f) (v)
  • Prosciutto Crudo $26.50
    • Parma ham, melon, rocket leaves, cracked pepper, balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil (g.f)
  • Affettato $25.50
    • Platter with mixed Italian dry cured meat, artisan salami with olives, gherkins, mustard and home-made bread (g.f available on request)
  • Epicurean Platter for 2 $75.00
    • Selection of dry cured meat, salamis, cheese, olives, pickles, mustard, relishes, wood-roasted peppers, gherkins, olive oil and home-made bread (g.f available on request, vegetarian on request)
  • Calamari Croccanti $21.50
    • Crispy calamari, lemon wedges, Italian parsley, paprika aioli and lemon zest (g.f)
  • Fegatini al Marsala $21.50
    • Pan-fried chicken livers in sweet Marsala sauce with crispy potato pave, mushrooms, bacon, shallots and mixed green leaves (g.f)
  • Fried Cheese Balls $15.50
    • The combination of mozzarella, ricotta, parmesan, feta and fontina cheese, breadcrumbed and fried. Served on a bed of arugula accompanied by romesco sauce (v)
CONTORNI AND SIDE SALADS CONTORNI AND SIDE SALADS
  • Verdure di Stagione $9.50
    • Fresh seasonal vegetables with roasted hazelnut, lemon and olive oil (v)
  • Palatine fritter $7.50
    • bowl of fries
  • Caesar salad $22.50
    • Caesar salad with bacon, egg, anchovies, croutons and cos parmesan Option with chicken available
  • Garden salad $12.50
    • Daily fresh salads and vegetables from our garden dressed with raspberry vinegar and extra virgin olive oil (v)
  • Kumara fries $7.50
    • bowl of kumara fries
PASTA MAINS PASTA MAINS
  • Spaghetti con Frutti di Mare $29.50
    • Spaghetti with selected mixed seafood, olive oil, Italian parsley and garlic in Napolitano sauce
  • Gnocchi di Casa $28.50
    • Made daily by our chefs with primavera sauce, feta, baby spinach, broad beans, peas, pesto and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and Italian herbs (v)
  • Tagliatelle Pomodoro $28.50
    • Shallots, extra garlic, combination of tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, Napolitano sauce and Grana Padano and parsley (v)
MAINS MAINS
  • Pancia di Maiale $41.50
    • Twice cooked pork belly, prawn, with romesco sauce, baby grilled capsicum, baby leek, fennel, potato, jus (g.f on request)
  • Filetto di Manzo $44.50
    • Charred beef fillet, bone marrow, aubergine paste, potato gratin, zucchini, baby onions, jus (g.f)
  • Pancia di Agnello $42.50
    • Crispy lamb belly with carrot puree, roasted baby heirloom carrots, peas, broad beans brocollini, baby onion and lamb jus (g.f)
  • Pesce del Mercato $41.50
    • Pan-fried market fish, potato, and silver beet crush, mixed seafood in aromatic “broth” all’ aqua pizza (g.f)
  • Duo di Anatra $44.50
    • Pan roasted duck breast and crumbed duck leg meat, orange jelly, orange segments, endive, radish, polenta and duck orange jus (g.f on request)
PIZZERIA-GOURMET PIZZAS PIZZERIA-GOURMET PIZZAS
  • (All pizzas served with rocket, oregano and shaved Grana Padano)
  • Margherita $26.50
    • Mozzarella, tomato, olive oil and fresh basil (v)
  • Napoletana $26.50
    • Tomato, roasted onion, capers, anchovies, garlic, and mozzarella
  • Pepperoni $26.50
    • Spicy salami, tomato, capsicum, chili, mozzarella
  • Della Casa $28.50
    • Chicken, tomato, mushrooms, and mozzarella
  • Quatro Stagione $28.50
    • Tomato, artichokes, mozzarella, mushrooms, salami, and bacon
  • Capricciosa $28.50
    • Prosciutto, mushrooms, tomato, artichokes, olives and mozzarella
  • Marinara $29.50
    • Tomato, mixed seafood, basil, garlic, and mozzarella
  • 6 Course Degustation Menu $149.00
    • 1st Caprese, 2nd Cheese Balls, 3rd Duo de anatta (Duck), 4th Pancia di Maiale (Pork),5th Sorbet, 6th Degustation of Chocolate. The description is for one person only. Per Person
  • 6 Course Degustation with matching wines $189.00
    • 1st Caprese with the Druid Chardonnay 2nd Cheese Balls with the Bellerose Rose,3rd Duck with the 12 Apostles Malbec, 4th Pork with the Bell Ringer Pinotage, 5th Sorbet (palate cleanser), 6th Degustation of Chocolate with the Rogue Flora The description is for one person only Per Person

Nearby Sample Menus

  • BLACK PEPPER PICKLED CABBAGE, SHALLOT AND GINGER SALAD $8.00
  • STEAMED BUN OF CRISPY TOFU, BLACK VINEGAR, CHILLI AND CORIANDER EACH $9.00
  • BLACK PEPPER LAMB WONTON (5) $14.00
  • STEAMED PORK AND PRAWN WONTON (4) $10.00
  • BANG BANG CHILLI CHICKEN $18.00
    • w/ black vinegar, sesame and peanut
  • WOK-CHARRED BROCCOLI, OYSTER SAUCE, GINGER, ALMOND $14.00
  • GINGER WHISKY SOFT SERVE $15.00
    • w/ candied walnut, white chocolate, ginger cookie crumb, honeycomb and caramelised popcorn
  • WOK-FRIED LITTLE NECK CLAMS, CRISPY PORK BELLY $22.00
    • coriander, peanuts and sesame
  • HAMBURGER STEAK & EGGS $7.00
  • SPAGHETTI & EGGS ON TOAST $5.60
  • BAKED BEANS & EGGS ON TOAST
  • COFFEE $4.00
  • TEA OR COFFEE & TOAST $2.00
  • PIE & VEGGIES $4.00
  • BACON & ONIONS $6.60
  • (ALL SERVED WITH TEA OR COFFEE)
  • Eggs royale $19.50
    • Soft poached eggs, smoked salmon, wilted spinach on a potato pattie, and hollandaise sauce
  • ●Mains
  • Caprese salad $15.00
    • Cherry tomatoes, bocconcini, basil, olive oil, fig balsamic creme, bruschetta
  • Bacon and eggs $12.50
    • Poached/fried/scrambled, with ciabatta/brown wholegrain toast and glazed basil tomatoes
  • Fresh oysters raw $4.00 ea
    • On ice with fresh lemon, tabasco, pomegranate vinaigrette and brown bread wedges
  • Smoked salmon and caviar on potato latkes $20.00
    • With dill creme fraiche, lemon and capers
  • -Add bacon/salmon/poached egg $4.00
  • Sauteed portobello mushrooms on toast $12.00
  • Wok fried mushrooms with ginger, spring onions, Hoisen sauce and black vinegar $9.00
  • Uncle Ho's iced coffee $9.00
    • espresso granita, hand churned condensed milk ice-cream with a peanut brittle
  • Wok-charred, grain fed Wakanui sirlion steak $29.00
    • with spring onions, fermented black beans, oyster sauce and ginger
  • Banh Mi Roll $14.00
    • roast pork belly, chicken liver pate, fresh herbs, pickled vegetables with Jin dressing in a half baguette
  • Jasmine rice pp $3.00
  • Roast pork, with steamed rice and greens $12.00
  • Wok fried Asian greens with ginger $8.00
  • Fresh pickled cucumbers with chillies $4.00
  • MOO WHISKEY $16.00
    • Pork spare rib marinated with Thai herbs and spices with sweet whiskey sauce
  • PAD KRAPROAW
    • Spicy stir fried with fresh chilli, vegetables and basil
  • PAD SATAY RAUM MIT
    • stir fried vegetables with peanuts sauce
  • Combination of meats/Chicken, beef and pork $15.00
  • PAD PREAW WANN
    • stir fried in sweet and sour sauce with tomatoes, pineapple & onion
  • PANANG
    • A delicious Panang curry cooked in creamy coconut sprinkled with kaffir leaves, snow peas, courgette and crushed peanuts
  • PAD KEE MAO
    • stir fried noodles with chilli basil and vegetables
  • GANG KEAW WANN
    • Green curry with fresh chilli paste, Thai herbs, coconut milk, ground bean, courgette, broccoli, cauliflower and bamboo shots
  • Best Ugly Bagel (GFA) $9.90
    • local jam and cream cheese
  • ●Shed Cheese
  • -Add Toasted freedom loaf $4.00
  • Garden Board (V) $39.90
    • Local Cheeses, dips, goats cheese pate and fruit, served up with arancini, smoked paprika almonds and crudites with pickled vegetables and marinated olives
  • Shed Charcuterie $22.90
    • Chicken liver pate, cured meats, flatbread, toasted rye sourdough, marinated feta, olives and cherry toms
  • -Add Skinny Chips $4.00
  • Vegan Mushroom Tortellini (V) $19.90
    • Hand made saffron gnocchi dough, kale and almond pesto with sun dried tomato
  • Skillet Apple Pie $14.90
    • Baked to order with vanilla bean ice cream
  • Garlic turkish bread $6.00
  • - medium $15.00
  • Falafel $12.00
  • Turkish feta & olive salad $15.00
    • Fresh green salad tossed with tomatoes, olives and feta cheese in a light olive oil and lemon dressing, served with cacik, hummus and freshly baked Turkish bread.
  • Chicken $19.00
  • - large $19.00
  • Pita bread basket $5.00
  • - large $18.00
  • Stuffed Parantha - Aaloo /Gobi /Mint /Paneer $4.50
    • Whole meal flaky bread stuffed with potato, cauliflower, mint or cottage cheese
  • Keema Mattar (Lamb only) $19.00
    • Cooked with green peas in a spicy sauce
  • Chicken & chips $8.50
  • Prawn Vindaloo $20.50
    • Prawns cooked in a vinegar and chili sauce. This dish was brought to Goa by the Portguese. The Goans added plentiful amounts of spice & chili
  • Mango Chicken (Mild) $17.50
    • Cooked in mango sauce, lightly spiced
  • Dhal Makhani $14.50
    • Black lentils cooked overnight on a slow fire with fresh herbs & ginger
  • Vegetable Jalfrezi $14.50
    • Mixed vegetables cooked with onions in tomato gravy
  • Aaloo Mattar $13.50
    • Potatoes & peas cooked together in a subtly spiced onion and tomato gravy
  • Lamb Teriyaki $11.90
  • Lamb Kebab $11.90
  • Mix Salad (Chicken & Lamb) $13.90
  • Chicken Kebab $10.90
  • Chicken Teriyaki On Rice $13.90
  • Lamb Souvlaki Salad (Hot & Spicy) $13.90
  • Super On Chips (Chicken, Lamb & 2 Falafels) $14.90
  • Lamb On Chips $13.90
  • Shredded dried tofu salad $10.00
  • Plain Rice $2 person
  • Braised spare ribs with chef's special sauce $18.80
  • Stir fried chicken with pickles and chilli $19.80
  • stir fried pork, liver and kidney on rice $10.80
  • Chicken heart and gizzards with chilli $10.00
  • Bamboo shoot salad $11.00
  • Mixed mushroom salad with garlic $11.00
  • 1 Hot Dog $2.00
  • 10 Chicken Nibble, 1 Cup Chips $9.00
  • 2 Fish, 1 Cup Chips $6.50
  • 1 Chicken Nibbles $0.70
  • 2 Chicken Thigh, 1 Cup Chips $8.00
  • 10 S/Rolls $2.00
  • 1 Sausage $1.50
  • 1 Cup Chips $2.00
  • Pulumasima $5.00
    • Povi
  • Plain rice $2.00cup
  • Kumara $3.00ea
    • Boiled with or without coconut cream
  • Lamb flap $3.50
    • In soyer sauce
  • Taro $3.00ea
    • Boiled with or without coconut cream
  • Lamb curry S$5/L$8
    • With potatoes
  • Lu pulumasima $10.00
    • Povi with taro leaves in coconut cream
  • Green banana $1.50ea
    • Boiled with or without coconut cream
  • Bacon $4.00
  • House Mince, poached eggs, ciabatta $17.50
  • Sausages $4.00
  • Grilled bacon, eggs, field mushroom, vine tomatoes, sausages, potato hash $20.50
  • Smoked fish cakes, poached eggs, pea shoots, hollandaise $18.50
  • Warmed tomato, avocado and rocket bruschetta $16.50
  • Eggs Benedict, either free range bacon or smoked salmon $18.50
  • Seasonal fruit, spiced yoghurt $15.50
  • Mansoori Kebab $29.90 (R) / $29.90 (T)
    • Tender rack of lamb marinated in spices, skewered & finished in tandoori oven
  • Channa Masala $18.50 (R) / $17.50 (T)
    • Chick peas cooked in mildly spiced thick onion gravy and garlic sauce
  • Lamb Korma $19.90 (R) / $18.50 (T)
    • Lamb cooked in a delicious mixed nut sauce, lightly spiced
  • Beef Korma $19.90 (R) / $18.50 (T)
    • Beef prepared in herbs, spices and mixed nut sauce and garnished with sliced almonds
  • Tikka Masala $19.90 (R) / $18.50 (T)
    • Chicken tikka cooked with tomato, capsicums and thick onion sauce
  • Chicken Jalfrezi $19.90 (R) / $18.50 (T)
    • Chicken cooked with Chef's Special Tangy Sauce
  • Beef VIndaloo $19.90 (R) / $18.50 (T)
    • Beef cooked in a hot vindaloo spicy sauce straight from Goa
  • Goan Fish $20.90 (R) / $19.50 (T)
    • Fish cooked in lightly spiced coconut flavoured sauce
  • Lemon Tart
  • Eye Fillet 200g $28.00
  • Muldoon's Club $18.00
    • Lettuce, tomato, pickle, red, onion, beetroot, aioli, fries Choice of either – Steak and Swiss– Spiced chicken and bacon – Avocado and Mushroom
  • Chicken Liver Paté $14.90
    • Currant jelly, ciabatta
  • Steak Extras $4.00
    • - Buttered mushrooms- Peppercorn sauce- House Gravy- Creamy mushroom sauce Beer battered onion rings- Kikorangi blue cream
  • Shrimp & Avocado Cocktail $15.00
    • Baby cos lettuce, Maryrose sauce
  • Scotch fillet 250g $26.00
  • Fries $7.00
Ascension Osteria

Ascension Osteria

location

Address

480 Matakana Road, Laly Haddon Place,Matakana, Laly Haddon Place, Matakana, Auckland, 0985, New Zealand

phone

Phone

+64 9-422 9601

clock

Opened hours

Monday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Thursday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Friday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Saturday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM, Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
price range

Price

$30 - $50

type

Type

None

service level

Service

Table Service

cuisine

Cuisine

European , Gluten Free , Italian , Vegetarian

features

Features

EFTPOS ,  Mastercard ,  Takeaway ,  Visa ,  Gluten Free Options ,  Romantic ,  Wheelchair accessible ,  Business meetings ,  Reservations ,  Vegetarian Friendly ,  Waitstaff ,  Takeout ,  Wine and Beer ,  Cash ,  Groups ,  American Express ,  Lunch ,  Seating ,  View ,  Highchairs Available ,  Street Parking ,  Free Off-Street Parking ,  Free Wifi ,  Cards accepted ,  Special Occasion Dining ,  Serves Alcohol ,  Dinner ,  Child-friendly ,  Outdoor Seating ,  Full Bar

Location
480 Matakana Road, Laly Haddon Place,Matakana, Laly Haddon Place, Matakana, Auckland, 0985, New Zealand